Netgear Centria Wndr4700 Wndr4720 Media Storage Router User Manual

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2. 
Click the Approved Devices  button. The USB Drive Approved Devices screen displays:
This screen shows the approved USB device s and the available USB devices. You can 
remove or add approved USB devices.
3.  T
o add an approved USB device, select it from the Available USB Devices list, and then click 
Add .
4.  Select th
 e Allow only approved devices  check box.
5.  Click  App
 ly so that your change takes effect.
If you want to work with another USB device, first click the  Safely
  Remove USB Device 
button for the currently connected USB device. Connect the other USB device and repeat 
this process.
Connect to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer
To connect to the USB drive from remote com puters with a web browser, use the router’s 
Internet port IP address. If you are using Dynamic DNS, you can type the DNS name rather 
than the IP address. You can view the router’s Internet IP address from the dashboard on the 
Basic Home screen or the Advanced Home screen.
Access the Router’s USB  Drive Remotely Using FTP
To connect to the router’s USB drive using a web browser:
1. Con
nect to the router by typing ftp://  and the Internet port IP address in the address 
field of Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. For example:
ftp://10.1.65.4 
If you are using Dynamic DNS,  you can type the
  DNS name rather than the IP address.
2.  T
ype the account name and password that has access rights to the USB drive. The user 
name (account name) for All – no password is  guest. 
3.  The directorie
 s of the USB drive that your account has access to display. For example, you 
could see: share/partition1/directory1. You can now read and copy files from the USB 
directory. 
						

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Back Up Your Computers
You can back up your computers onto the CENTRIA internal SATA hard disk drive or to a 
connected external USB storag
e drive. You can use a formatted HDD or you can format an 
HDD from the router menu (see  Format the HDD on p
 age 72). 
Note:  For information about backing up the router configuration file, see 
Manage the Configuration File  on page 95.
The following figure shows an ex ample of t
 he sequence of tasks you could use to back up 
your computers.
3. To back up your Mac, use 
Apple Time Machine.
2. To back up your Windows computers, install  ReadySHARE Vault on each PC.
1. Install CENTRIA using a PC, Mac, tablet, or smartphone.
Figure 6. Install CENTRIA, then back 
up your Windows computers and Macs.
CAUTION:
NETGEAR assumes no responsibility for lost data and does not offer data 
recovery services if a drive fails.
ReadySHARE Vault Windows Backup
ReadySHARE Vault lets you back up files from y our Windows PC onto the internal hard disk 
in the router or to a USB device attached to  the router USB port. ReadySHARE Vault uses 
incremental backup technology. After the fi rst backup has been completed, ReadySHARE 
Vault checks to find out which files have changed since the last backup, and then backs up 
only the changes.  
						

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To back up a Windows PC on to an HDD in the router:
The first time you back up your PC, the backup could take a while to complete. During the 
backup you can continue to use your computer.
1. 
I
nstall the genie app on each PC by downloading the software from 
www.netgear.com/genie .
2.  Inst
all ReadySHARE Vault on each PC by downloading the software from 
www.netgear.com/readyshare .
3.  Launch Re
 adySHARE Vault. The Dashboard screen displays.
4. Click the Backup tab.
5. Follow the steps on this screen to specify the backup drive, which files and folders you want 
to back up, and whether you want to enable security.
6.  Click  Save an
 d Start Backup. 
						

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Time Machine HDD Backup
Time Machine works on Mac computers only, and automatically backs up your computer.
To back up a Mac onto an HDD in the router: 
1. 
From your Mac Desktop
 , open Macintosh HD or Finder. 
2.  Select  WNDR4700  fro
 m the SHARED list in the left menu.
3.  Click the Conn
 ect As button. 
4.  In
 the pop-up window, select  Registered User, and enter admin as the user name and 
password  as the password. 
5. Click  Connect.
After connecting, you can list connected
  devices. One extra device, called admin, 
displays whenever you log in as admin. 
6.  From t
he Apple menu, select  System Preferences, and then open Time Machine. 
7.  Click  Select Disk 
 and select the backup disk. 
8.  Click the Use for Bac
 kup button to complete your selection. 
If you do not see the HDD, use Mac Finder to locate it. Then select it in Time Machine.  
						

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9. 
Enter the password ( password), and the backup begins.
Time Machine USB Drive Backup
If you are already using Time Machine software with your USB hard drive, you can skip this 
section.
To set up a USB drive for Time Machine:
1.Physically 
 connect the USB hard drive to your Mac.
2. On yo
ur Mac, go to the magnifying glass at the top right of the desktop, and search for  disk 
utility .  
						

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3.
Open the Disk Utility and format your drive, as shown here. 
The router supports GUID and MBR partitions  only. To see how to change the partition 
scheme, see  Change the Partition Scheme  on
  page 69. 
You can now use Time Machine wirelessly by c onn
 ecting the USB hard drive to your router.
To back up a Mac onto a USB drive attached to the router USB port: 
1. From your Mac Desktop
 , open Macintosh HD or Finder. 
2.  Click the Conn
 ect As button. 
3.  In
 the pop-up window, select  Registered User, and enter admin as the user name and 
password  as the password.  
						

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4. 
Click  Connect .
After connecting, you can list connected  d
 evices. One extra device, called admin, 
displays whenever you log in as admin. 
5.  From the Ap
 ple menu, select  System Preferences , and then open Time Machine. 
6.  Click  Sele
 ct Disk and select the backup disk. 
7.  Click the Use
  for Backup button to complete your selection. 
If you do not see the HDD, use Mac Finder to  locate it. 
 Then select it in Time Machine. 
8.  Ente
r the password ( password), and the backup begins.
Before You Back up a Large Amount of Data
Before you back up a large amount of data with Time Machine, NETGEAR recommends that 
you do the following to ensure a successful operation: 
1.Upg
rade the operating system of the Mac machine.
2.V
erify and repair the backup disk and the local disk.
3.V
erify and repair the permissions on the local disk.
4.Set Energy Sa
 ver.
a. F
rom the Apple menu, select System Preferences . 
b. F
rom the View menu, select  Energy Saver. 
						

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c.
On the Energy Saver screen, select  Wake for Ethernet network access .
d.Click the Back arrow to exit this screen. Your changes are saved. 
5. Modif
y your Security settings. 
a.From the App
 le menu, select System Preferences .
b. From the V
 iew menu, select  Security.
c. On
 the Security screen, leave the  Log out after minutes of inactivity check box 
cleared  (not selected). 
						

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Change the Partition Scheme
To run with the router, the partition scheme on your Mac has to be set to either GUID or MBR. 
To make sure the partition scheme is set to one of these supported schemes:
1.
Open
 the Disk Utility and select your USB drive.
2.Select th
 e Partition  tab.
3. Select  V
 olume Scheme and set the number of partitions you would like to use.
4.Click  Options , and the Partition options appear.
5. Select  GU
 ID Partition Table  or Master Boot Record  (MBR).
6.  Click  OK.
Back Up an SD Card onto the Internal HDD
The SD card reader supports SD, MMC, MS, or MS Pro type cards. You can use the Backup 
button on the side of the router to backup files and folders on an SD card onto the internal 
HDD. This is a convenient way to  back up files such as pictures from a digital camera.
To back up all files and folders on an SD card:
An internal HDD must be inst
alled inside the router.
1.  Plug the SD ca
 rd into the SD card reader on the side of the router.
2.  Press t
he  Backup button on the side of the router for 2 seconds.
The HDD LED starts blinking green.  
						

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All the data on SD card is backed up in a fo
lder on the internal HDD root directory. The 
folder name is Card_1_Backup_ , where time stamp is the time of the 
backup.
 
When the backup is done, the HDD LED stops blinking. Y
 ou can go to the root directory of 
the internal HDD to check the data.
Replace the Internal Hard Disk Drive
You can install a hard disk drive (HDD) insi de the router and back up files from your 
computers onto the HDD. For instructions about  how to install an HDD, see the installation 
guide that came in the package with your product.
When your HDD is 95% full, the HDD LED 
 blinks red and green. 
To replace an HDD:
1.  Ob
tain a compatible HDD. It can be preformatted or unformatted.
For a list of HDDs that are compatible with the router, visit 
www.netgear.com/CENTRIA_HD.
2.  Select  Ad
vanced > USB Storage > Advanced Settings .
3. Click the Safely Remove USB or Internal Hard Drive  button.